About
Reuben is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine. He is committed to developing excellent education and supporting an environment which facilitates student learning.
After graduating with an MBiol (hons) in Molecular & Cellular Biology from the University of Bath, Reuben joined the Genomic Informatics group for his PhD at the University of Southampton in 2012. He investigated approaches for the analysis of NGS data for medical and population genetics studies, under the supervision of Professors Sarah Ennis, Andrew Collins, and Dr Jane Gibson. Following his PhD, Reuben continued as a Research Fellow, working within the Wessex Clinical Exome Pilot providing bioinformatic support for NHS service development, and working to utilise clinical genomic data for research. Reuben was appointed to his lectureship in the Faculty 2017, and became heavily committed to education, particularly within genomics. In 2022, Reuben was appointed as Principal Teaching Fellow.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Student attitudes towards academic integrity
- Splicing regulation of metal binding proteins
Current research
Educational Research
Undertake pedagogical research, including on the attitiudes of students to academic integrity, and links to professionalism. This will inform approaches to reinforce the importance of integrity, supporting students to maintain their integrity as tools such as generative artificial intelligence can make it more tempting to breach academic expectations than ever before.
Splicing and metal binding
Investigate the association between the strength of splicing in genes for metal-binding proteins across the genome, working with Dr Igor Vorechovsky.
Cancer genomics
Investigate the mutational profiles and driver mutations of cancers, including pseudomyxoma peritonei, skin lesions, breast and blood cancers. Currently undertaking a large study on rare peritoneal malignancies, collaborating with Prof. Norman Carr and colleagues at the Peritoneal Malignancy Institute, Basingstoke.
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Publications
Pagination
Teaching
Reuben has a focus on postgraduate education (both taught and research), with leadership roles in both.
Current key roles:
Programme Lead, MSc Genomics (2020-present)
Faculty Deputy Director of Graduate School (2021-present)
Examinations Officer (PGT) (2023-present)